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 Theme code Index    1H4H3H3H 1H61H6
 Also known as    Buckle My Shoe, Foxhunter's Jig (2) (The)
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    England
 Genre/Style    English
 Meter/Rhythm    Country Dance, Jig/Quadrille
 Key/Tonic of    D
 Accidental    2 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    6/8
 History    ENGLAND(North West)
 Structure    AB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Joseph Barnes
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Joseph Barnes music manuscript collection
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 20
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1762
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 Score   (1)   




X: 1 T:Fox Hunter. JBa.20 T:Balby a Rieving? JBa.20 T:Buckle My Shoe,aka. JBa.20 M:6/8 L:1/8 Q:120 C:"Balby a Rieving"? S:Joseph Barnes MS,Carlisle,1762. R:.jig O:England A:Carlisle N:Key signature shown as F sharp in lowest space and a second sharp in N:the top space the figure 6 is then written - old style of writing N:6/8..CGr N:Balby a Rieving is a very uncertain attempt to decypher what appears to N:be an alternative title in a different hand. H:See Paul's notes elsewhere. Z:vmp.C.Graebe. K:D major %"_See Note re key/time sig" def g2e | faf f2e | dBB B2A | dBB B3 | ! def g2e | faf g2e | cAA A2B | cAA A3 ||! agf gfe | fgf f2e | dBB B2A | dBB B3 |! agf gfe | fag f2e | cAA A2B| cAA A3 |]


X:1 T:Fox Hunter's Jigg. Roose 410 T:Fox Hunter, The M:6/8 L:1/8 Q:3/8=110 B:Roose MS, 1850 Z:Village Music Project, M.W.Humphreys 2019 K:D A|def f2e | (f/g/a)!wedge!g !trill!f2e | dBB !trill!B2A |dBB !trill!B2A | def !trill!f2e | ()f/g/a)!wedge!g f2e | aAA A2A | cAA A2 :| |:A| a(b/a/g/f/) g(a/g/f/e/) | f(g/f/e/d/) e2c |dBB B2A |dBB B2A | a(b/a/g/f/) g(a/g/f/e/) | f(g/f/e/d/) e2c | aAA A2A| cAA A2:|